The California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) recently qualified for the November 2020 ballot, and if California voters approve this initiative, the CPRA will expand the rights of California residents under the current (stringent)...more
9/14/2020
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Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
State and Local Government
CYBERSECURITY -
U.S. Organizations Doing Business in China Warned of Malware in Tax Software -
The Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued a joint...more
8/28/2020
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Amazon Echo ,
Audits ,
Automatic License Plate Readers ,
Connected Cars ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Location Data ,
Malware ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Personal Assistants ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Scams ,
Websites ,
Zoom®
Ballot Question 1 in Massachusetts, if passed in November, would require car manufacturers that sell cars equipped with telematics systems (i.e., a method of monitoring a vehicle by combining a GPS system with on-board...more
While the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) went into effect on January 1st of this year, the California Attorney General submitted the final draft of proposed regulations only last month....more
7/17/2020
/ California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Information Governance ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Privacy Laws ,
State and Local Government
The United States Postal Service (USPS) recently issued a Request for Information (RFI) from industry experts on unmanned aircraft systems used for letter or parcel delivery. USPS says that it is merely investigating the...more
It’s getting difficult to keep up with the jargon of all of the new digital scams. The SaaSes in the beginning became regular business terms, such as Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and Business Processes-as-aService (BPaaS)....more
1/24/2020
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data-Sharing ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
NIST ,
Online Platforms ,
Personal Data ,
PHI ,
Risk Management ,
SaaS
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) wrote in a report published last week that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has facilitated approximately 15,000 drone research flights since 2015, but that the FAA...more
1/17/2020
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Analytics ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
GAO ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Research Reports ,
Research Tools ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Washington Post, as part of an investigate report, worked with a hacker to figure out what kind of information OnStar is collecting (and what data is stored in your car) on a randomly selected 2017 Chevy Volt....more
Security researchers Intezer and IBM X-Force have identified a new ransomware that is seriously vicious. It’s PureLocker—named because it is programmed in PureBasic language, which is apparently unusual.
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11/15/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
DNA ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fingerprints ,
Genetic Materials ,
Genetic Testing ,
Hackers ,
Microsoft ,
Personal Data ,
Ransomware ,
Vulnerability Assessments
Cyberliability insurance provider Beazley Insurance Company has analyzed its internal breach response data and determined that in its experience, there has been a thirty-seven percent (37%) increase in ransomware attacks this...more
11/8/2019
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Databases ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
DMV ,
DNA ,
Drones ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Genetic Materials ,
Hackers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Breach ,
Law Enforcement ,
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Ransomware ,
Social Security Numbers
Energy Sector’s Reliance on IoT Increases Cyber Vulnerabilities -
CyberX recently released its 2020 Global IoT/ICS Risk Report (Report), which compiles survey questions and answers from 1,821 production networks of...more
11/4/2019
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Cyber Crimes ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Energy Sector ,
FBI ,
Internet of Things ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Ransomware ,
Veterans ,
Vulnerability Assessments ,
Vulnerable Victims
Consistent with our experience, security firm McAfee has confirmed in a report that ransomware attacks have doubled in 2019. Medical providers have been hit hard this year, and one provider, Wood Ranch Medical, located in...more
10/7/2019
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Biometric Information Privacy Act ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Drones ,
Energy Sector ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Fraud Alerts ,
GAO ,
Genetic Testing ,
Google ,
Hackers ,
Health Care Providers ,
Information Technology ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Power Grid ,
Ransomware ,
Scams ,
Spam ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Many cities in the United States utilize a self-pay portal for residents to pay bills online, known as Click2Gov. Click2Gov was compromised in 2017 and 2018, when hackers were able to access over 300,000 payment cards and...more
9/30/2019
/ Biometric Information ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Dating Services ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraudulent Marketing ,
Hackers ,
Medical Devices ,
Online Banking ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Social Networks ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Vimeo
Recently, British Petroleum’s (BP) North Sea business completed its pilot project to remotely monitor methane emissions of its offshore assets by using an unmanned aerial system (UAS or drone). BP used a fixed-wing UAS with...more
9/30/2019
/ Airspace ,
British Petroleum (BP) ,
Commercial Use ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Drones ,
Energy Sector ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Innovative Technology ,
Methane ,
Popular ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems
The Ecuadorian Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Security has announced an investigation into data analytics company Novaestrat after news broke this week that the company left an Elasticsearch server open...more
9/23/2019
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Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Ecuador ,
Hackers ,
Passwords ,
Personal Data ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular
Last week, the Burleigh County Sheriff’s Department in North Dakota received a four-year waiver from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to operate drones over people....more
Uber has announced that it is considering developing self-driving cars that monitor passengers’ vital signs by asking the passengers how they feel during the ride, in order to provide a stress-free and satisfying trip. ...more
DHS Warns Businesses of Risk of Iranian-Backed Wiper Malware Attacks -
The tension with Iran has generally increased, and it has been reported that the U.S. has launched a cyber-attack against Iran. In retaliation, the risk...more
7/5/2019
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Canada ,
Closing a Business ,
Colleges ,
Connected Items ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Drones ,
Educational Institutions ,
Information Technology ,
Internet of Things ,
Iran ,
Malware ,
Medical Devices ,
Personal Data ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Universities
DJI, a supplier of approximately 70 percent of all drones in the United States, announced this week that it will begin manufacturing some of its products in the U.S. DJI plans to repurpose a warehouse in Cerritos, California...more
The attackers behind the vicious ransomware known as GandCrab have made their money (loosely estimated at over $2 billion) and are retiring. Most of us work for a living and then retire, but these guys steal money to retire....more
6/21/2019
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Debit Cards ,
Dominos ,
Driverless Cars ,
Exploitation ,
FBI ,
Hackers ,
NFL ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Phishing Scams ,
Popular ,
Ransomware ,
Super Bowl
Protection of industrial control systems is crucial to the security of our country. The National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) has announced a project for which it is seeking comment: Detecting and Protecting...more
6/17/2019
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Capital Raising ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Industrial Space ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Microsoft ,
Mobile Apps ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Part 107 ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Quest Diagnostics ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Social Media ,
Unregistered Securities ,
Waivers ,
Wellness Programs
Marriott International Inc. (Marriott) has released new numbers relating to its Starwood Hotel’s reservation database by stating that more than 5 million passport numbers were stolen in the database.
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1/14/2019
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Credit Cards ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Collection ,
Drones ,
Financial Fraud ,
Geolocation ,
Hackers ,
Hospitality Industry ,
Identity Theft ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Industry ,
Marriott ,
Mobile Apps ,
Neiman Marcus ,
OSHA ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Retailers ,
Safety Inspections ,
State Farm ,
Waivers
In November, cannabis won big in the midterm elections–in Michigan, the legalization of recreational cannabis passed, the legalization of medical cannabis passed in Utah and Missouri, and several states elected governors who...more
1/4/2019
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Data Collection ,
Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Dispensaries ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Point of Sale Terminals ,
Retail Market ,
Risk Management ,
SaaS
People don’t think of their cars as IoT devices. Our cars are increasingly more connected by Wi-Fi, what does that mean for data collection about the driver? Our cars are collecting much more data than you think. ...more
Many consumers are unaware that retailers use facial recognition technology in retail stores to monitor shoppers and prevent shoplifting. Consumers see cameras in retail stores and assume they are there to monitor for...more
10/15/2018
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COPPA ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Disability Discrimination ,
Driverless Cars ,
Drones ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
OIG ,
Online Safety for Children ,
Personally Identifiable Information ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Title III ,
Trump Administration ,
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ,
Website Accessibility ,
Website Owner Liability ,
Websites